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LISTEN NOW: Highlights of the January 2015 issue of The Hospitalist
January 6, 2015
This month in our issue, one of our cover stories looks to answer the question, “Do You Really Need an MBA?” if your career goals include a leadership role. In a news brief, we cover the long-awaited confirmation of Dr. Vivek Murthy to the post of U.S. Surgeon General.
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Oncology, Surgical Hospitalists Most Common as Subspecialties Gain Followers
December 16, 2014
The recent rise of specialty hospitalists, particularly in the surgery and oncology fields, has benefitted hospitals and patients alike.
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Hospitalist Tips for Talking to Seriously Ill Patients
December 2, 2014
The need to relieve patients’ suffering should not be the reason for withdrawing life-sustaining interventions in the ICU, Steven Z.
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10 Things Oncologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
December 2, 2014
Things you need to know
An occasional series providing specialty-specific advice for hospitalists from experts in the field.
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10 Things Infectious Disease
12 Things Cardiology
12 Things Nephrology
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Pediatric Hospitalist David Pressel, MD, Hooked on Hospital Medicine
December 2, 2014
Sometimes a physician’s choice of specialty is borne of one patient, one mentor, or one experience. And then sometimes there’s just a good feeling.
Put David Pressel, MD, PhD, FHM, in the latter category.
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Hospitalists’ Potential Impact in Accountable Care Organizations
December 2, 2014
The rise of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a group of healthcare providers who are answerable for the overall care of patients assigned to them, inclusive of quality and cost, accelerated as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Ebola Spurs Better Infection Prevention Practices for U.S.-based Hospitalists
December 2, 2014
Much has been written, spoken, declared, retracted, and learned about a tiny little RNA virus by the name of Ebola. This encapsulated virus has been as disruptive to the psychology and operations of U.S. hospitals as it has been to the physiology of those infected.
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LISTEN NOW: Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Collaboration
November 13, 2014
This month's podcast features Dr. Ken Epstein, chief medical officer for Hospitalist Consultants, a division of ECI Healthcare Partners; and Dr.
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Checklists Improve Outcomes, Require Care-team Buy-in
November 10, 2014
Dr. Ramiro Jervis and Dr. Umesh Gidwani urge hospitalists to experiment with checklists during the 7th annual Hospital Medicine Symposium in New York City.
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LISTEN NOW: Highlights of the November 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
November 6, 2014
This month in our issue, our two cover stories tackle diabetic glucose management for inpatients, and what obstetricians want hospitalists to know about treating pregnant hospital patients. Dr.